Articles - Facilities and equipment

This is how to assemble an "emergency" ramp using the insulation panels left over from the construction of the nursery.

To many pig producers cleaning and disinfection is a chore they view as an expensive tedious burden.

The Danish pig producers’ research organisation has tested a number of different designs. They recommend pen dimensions of 2.7x1.8 m to accommodate modern prolific breeds.

Preventing the entry and spread of diseases should be an objective on any swine farm, so adequately designing biosecurity aspects is key. In this article, we continue to discuss biosecurity measures with two experts: Lara Ruiz and José Casanovas.

In this article, we look at which elements of biosecurity should be considered in the design of a sow farm, although they are applicable to any farm.

We can place the weakest piglets from each litter to dry out and warm up in this incubator while we tend to the next sows.